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Latin Grammar

Latin grammar is morphologically rich — every noun, adjective, and pronoun marks case and number; every verb marks person, number, tense, mood, and voice. This explicit marking makes word order highly flexible (unlike English) and meaning precise even in complex sentences. Grammar Sections Section Topics Nouns 5 declensions, 7 cases, gender, paradigm tables Adjectives 1st–2nd decl., 3rd decl., comparison (pos./comp./superl.) Pronouns Personal, reflexive, demonstrative, relative, interrogative, indefinite Verbs 4 conjugations,...

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Latin Verb Conjugations

Latin verbs are classified into 4 conjugations identified by the ending of the present active infinitive . Every Latin verb has 4 principal parts from which all forms are derived. The 4 Principal Parts The dictionary entry for a regular verb lists 4 principal parts: 1st person singular present active indicative : amō — "I love" Present active infinitive : amāre — "to love" (identifies the conjugation) 1st person singular...